CHEYENNE — Wyoming Senate leaders released the following statement on education funding in advance of Senate Education committee hearings next Tuesday to consider HB 236, the Wyoming House omnibus education funding bill.

The Wyoming State Legislature continues to make education a top priority, both in terms of policy and funding. Over the last two decades, the Wyoming legislature has invested over $22.3 billion in education, opened more than 24 new schools and renovated hundreds more.

The Wyoming House and Senate are working within the legislative process to reconcile the House and Senate...